Golang packaging

Documentation

private modules	https://go.dev/ref/mod#private-modules
module proxies	https://go.dev/ref/mod#module-proxy
module cache	https://go.dev/ref/mod#module-cache

Locations

go module index	https://index.golang.org/index
go checksum index	https://sum.golang.org/

Locations

~/go/bin

default $GOBIN path, where go executables are installed

OS Package Management

Installing Packages

# golang < 1.18
go get -u example.com/x/foo

# golang >= 1.18
go install example.com/x/foo@latest

Uninstalling Packages

# there doesn't seem to be a managed way of doing this
rm ${GOBIN:=~/go/bin}/tool-to-delete